Cowboy 12 Pack by unknow

Author:unknow
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance, Bundle, Anthology, Cowboy
Publisher: Cynthia D’Alba, Paige Tyler, Elle James, Donna Michaels, Shoshanna Evers, Randi Alexander, Cora Seton, Beth Williamson, Sabrina York, Sable Hunter, Lexi Post, Becky McGraw
Published: 2014-12-27T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty

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OH GOD. RENO’S heart thudded and panic threatened to overtake her. As Chase closed the SUV’s door, he looked around and froze when he spotted her in the wheat field.

It was too late to duck, and Joy chose that moment to chirp over the monitor. As he stepped toward her, Reno held up a hand. “Stay where you are.”

He jerked to a stop.

“What do you want?”

“I’ve come to talk to you.” He took a step toward the field.

“No!” She held up another hand. “Say what you want to say from there.” She needed to hear what was in his heart without fatherhood clouding his decision. The ten extra pounds she sported around her middle and her now-double-D breasts might give that away. She looked down at the monitor. Of course, his daughter’s voice would be a dead giveaway, too.

With an index finger, he tipped back his hat. “Okay.” He sounded confused, but he continued. “I’m an idiot.”

She bit her lips to hide her grin. “Yeah, I already know that.”

He glanced down and shuffled his boot on the gravel. “I made a mistake, Reno.” He looked at her across the wheat. “I let myself believe that you’d be better off without me.”

Warmth spread through her. This was what she’d waited so long to hear.

“I’ve asked you this too many times already, but can you forgive me? Will you let me try again?”

She couldn’t speak. Every ounce of her love for this man bubbled up and caught in her throat.

He pulled off his hat and held it over his heart. “I know I don’t deserve it, but I’m standin’ in the need of prayer, Reno.”

Such a poignant Southern phrase. But all the soulful expressions in the world wouldn’t make the past go away. Things had to change, and she needed to be sure of him. “Why would this time be different?”

“Because I’ve set goals for myself, and I’m committed to accomplishing them.”

This was unexpected. She’d braced herself to hear something about loving her more, or trying to understand her needs better. “What kind of goals?”

“First, I’m a college student now. I enrolled in both Black Hills State University and UTSA in San Antonio.” He smiled. “So wherever we are, I can take classes.”

“You did?” She had no idea he wanted to further his education. Why had he kept that a secret from her? “That’s wonderful.”

“And I’m not gonna stop until I have a doctorate degree.”

A smile curled her lips. Dr. Chase Tanner. He’d do it, too. She had no doubt. “What are you going to study?” This was the strangest conversation she’d ever held across a wheat field.

“I want to learn things about the world. Philosophy. Psychology. Art. Your world, too. I want to understand literature and stuff that will make me as smart as you.”

His self-confidence would be bolstered by a college degree, but he needed to realize his main issue was his distorted image of himself. “Chase, you are as smart as I am. Your business sense is extraordinary—”

“Yeah, but my common sense…horseshit.

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